Bobbin receptacle support



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G. F. BELFORTI 2,401,602 BOBBIN RECEPTACLE SUPPORT O riginaI Filed May 27, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1v I N VEN TOR. 0 GEORGE FBELFORT/ A TTORWE Y June 4, 1,946. G. F. BELFCVJRTI 2,401,592

BOBBIN RECEPTACLE SUPPORT Original Filed May 27, 1944 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. GECWGE F 551mm ATTORNEY Patented June 4, 1946 2,401,602 BOBBIN RECEPTACLESUPPORT George F. Belforti, Milford, Mass;

, Refiled for abandoned application Serial No. H 537,571, May 27, 1944. This application May 24,- 1945, Serial No. 595,532

8 Claims; (Cl. 139-255) The present invention relates to the bobbin receptacles for looms and, as illustrated herein,

relates more particularlyto supports for such receptacles which placement out of tion on a loom.

This application is refiled for applicant's abandoned application, Serial'No, 537,571 filed May 27, 1944.

Receptacles are permit ready removal andfreand into bobbin receiving posiprovided, in automatic looms,

to receive and collect empty filling carriers or bobbins as they are projected from the shuttle by an incoming filled bobbin or filling carrier. These receptacles are usually positioned below the shuttle box of the loom to receive the empty bobbins andare usually so located that they" dd not obstruct the passageway between theloorns. It is difiicult to reach into such receptacles when they are in bobbin receiving position because of interfering overhanging parts of the loom. It is desirable, therefore; to provide supporting means for permitting the receptacle to be swung out of normal bobbin receiving position to Permit 'of convenient removal of bobbins from the receptacle. In present commercial constructions, it is usually necessary manually to return the receptacles to bobbin receiving position and as a result, the passageway between the, looms is often unnecessarily obstructed,

One object of the presentinvention, therefore, is to provide improved means for supporting a bobbin or filling carrier receptacle in'filling car rier or bobbin receiving position and for permitting the bobbinreceptacle to be moved into position to permit bobbins to be removed therefrom and then to return automatically to bobbin receiving position. To this end, and in accordance with one feature of the invention, a pair of supporting members are provided, one being fixed to the loomside and the other being fixed to or formedas a part of the filling carrier receptacle, said supporting members being arranged to interengage and support the receptacle in filling carrier receivingposition and arranged for angular movement relatively to each other to permit the receptacle to be moved out of filling carrier receiving position. The illustrated receptacle is formed of heavy cloth such, for example, as duck or canvas but it is evident that a rigid receptacle formed of wood or metal couldbe used if so desired. 1

With the above and other objects and features in view, theinvention will now be described with particular reierence to the accompanying draw- 1 is embodied;

position of a loom in which the present invention Fig. 2 is a view. in side elevation of a receptacle securedlto a loom;

Fig. 3 is'a view, on an enlarged scale, of one of the supporting members;

Fig. 4 is a plan view showing the supporting members in receivingposition on a loom side;

Figs. Band 6 are perspective, views of the supporting members;

Figf'? is an assembled view of said supporting members in supporting position; and

Fig. 8 is a'bottom plan view of one of the supporting members which is secured to the receptacle.

The invention is shown inthe drawings: as being applied to an automatic loom of the filling replenishing type and which is of usual and well known construction. Consequently, only so much of the righthandside of the loom isshown and described as is necessary to a complete understanding of the present invention.

As shown in Figsal and 2, the filling or bobbin'receptaclej I0 is mounted on the righthand side of the loom. Only a portion of the right hand side frame l 2, thereciprocating lay l4 and the rotatable battery l6 are shown. The other parts of the loom are of 'usual construction and, accordingly; are not described herein. 7

The reciprocating lay is provided with a shuttle box l8 into and out of which the shuttle (not shown) is picked by a picker stick. When the filling on the filling carrier in the shuttle is substantially exhausted, the parts of the mechanism are conditioned to transfer a-new filling carrier from the rotatable battery l6 and into the shuttle to replace the. exhausted or substantially exhausted filling carrier which is ejected through the hollow of the shuttle and into the bob-bin receptacle l0.

The receptacle I 0, shown in the drawings, is preferably formed, of, flexible textile material, such as duck, but it lmay be made of other suitable material if so desired. The receptacle H1 is generally substantially trapezoidal in cross section but it may be of, any other suitable shape if so desired. The illustrated receptacle I0 is of substantially thesame shape as the receptacle shown and described in an application for United StatesLetters Patent Serial #483,094 filed April 15, 1943, now Patent No. 2,350,317 in the names of Edward C. Nichols and Willard C. French.

. porting block 26 by a 4 threaded into the boss 28. Theend 24 is similarly claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a loom, a bobbin receptacle comprising a bag formed of flexible material, a rigid frame surrounding the mouth of the bag, a support member fixed to said frame and having a laterally extending depending portion forming a groove,

' a shoulder onsaid support member, a cooperfor receiving the end 22 of the rod or frame 20;. V

The member 26 is also provided with a rearwardly and upwardly extending boss 30 havingan Y opening for receiving the'end 24 of the rod 20 The end 22 is maintained in position the supcap screwm32 which is.

maintained in position by a cap screw 34. The

ating support member fixed to the 1oom ,and having an upstanding rib received in said groove in the other support, member and an abutment arranged to engage the shoulder on the other sup-.

port member. 7

- 2. In a loom, a bobbin receptacle comprising a bag formed of flexible material, a rigid frame J surrounding the mouth of the bag, a support supporting member 26 is provided with a down;

wardly extending flange 3b which forms, with the main vertical Wall of the member 26,, a groove. 38 which is substantiallywider at its rearward end than at its forwar end. The base of the groove 3,8 extends forwardly and downwardly.

A cooperating supporting member 40, is fixed, to the 100m side l2 by a bolt 42. The. 1 .11.36! 4G is provided with an inclined lip 44 which projects downwardly and forwardly. The lip 44 is parallel tothe main body 45 of themember d li but is spaced a substantial distance therefrorri to permit relative. angular movement, between the memhere 25 and 40 when it is. desired to. swing the receptacle H] to permit removal of bobbins therefrom without interference from thev rotary hopper l5 and the transfer mechanism 4.8 associated therewith. The member vMl is provided with a stop 50, which limits rearward movement of the member 26. The lower edge of the stop 50- is engaged by an extension 52 formed as a part of the support 26. The support, as best shown in Fig. 4, is located sofar rearwardly that the receptacle It. tends to rotate, the support 2.6 in a counter clockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 7. The stop 59 efie'ctivel-y prevents such rotation and hence the receptacle illiis. supported in bobbin receiving position. l t

The parts of the present device have been (16-. scribed in detail but itjmay be well for a better understanding of the invention to summarize briefly the assembly and advantages, thereof. When it is desired to place the receptacle iii. in bobbin receiving position, the receptacle is grasped at the forward end 54. of the frame and the lip 44 of the member 40 is received in the groove 38 of the member 26. The parts are, then slid relatively to each other until the end, 56 of the member 26' engages the stop an. on the member 40. The receptacle and frame. will tend to rotate about the rear edge of, the extension 52 of the supporting member 26. so that the lip 44 and the downwardly extending flange 3'6 are in contact substantially throughout theirlength. When it is desired to swing the receptacle It out of position to permit bobbins to be removed therefrom the receptacle is swung in a clockwise direction, as viewed in Fig. 4, to move at least a portion of the receptacle from beneath the-hopper andtransferring mechanism, the member 26 will swing; tothelef-ta distance controlled by the width of the gIfOOVe 38. The receptacle l0, however; must be held manually in displaced position and when released it will automatically return to. bobbin receiving position.

Having thus described my invention what, If

A member fixedto the side of said frame and having a laterally extending depending portion forming a groove which is substantially wider at its forward portion than at its rearward portion and a shoulder onsaid support member, and a copera i upp t member fixed to the 100m fram nd hav n an ups nding rib fitt g into sa d roove, and anabutment against which the 811.0111

der on thefsuppo member fixed tothe f ame bearsto maintain said bag in position. 7

3. In a loom, a bobbin receptacle comprisingabag formed of flexible material, a rigid frame surrounding the mouth of the bag, a $11131 port member fixed to the side of said frame and having a laterally extending depending portion forming a groove which is substantially wider at its, forward, portion than atits rearward portion and a shoulder on said support member and acooper t support memb r. fixe o. t e frame of the loom and having an upstanding rib of substantially uniform width fitting into said groove and anabutment against which said shoul-- d r' ears t v ma ta n sa d as n p n, aid co p ratin supp rt. members, being. m va l angularly relatively to each to permit the bag to b swu g, man ally nto and. out of normal po tion.

exi l mat rial, a risid'fram secured. to said bag and; surrounding the mouth of Saidbag, a

' support member fixed to said, frame and having a'l'aterally extending depending portion forming a wall of a groove wider at its forward portion than; at its rearwardposition and a, shoulder,

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ceived in saidgroove tolimit angular movement and a1 cooperating support member fixed to the frame of the loom and having an upstanding rip of substantially uniform width fitting into said groove and an abutment seated against said shoulder to maintain said bag in position below said filling replenishing mechanism.

5-. In a loom, filling replenishing mechanismja bobbin receptacle comprising a bag formed: of flexible-material, a rigid frame secured-in a hem surrounding the mouth of said bag, a support" member-rigidly secured to said-frameand having a main body portion and a laterally extending depending flange forming a groove wider at its forward end than at its rearward end, a-shoulderformed on said main body portion, and a cooperof said bag and an abutment against which said shoulderis. seated to maintain, said bag; in posin. be ow.

a loom, filling replenishing mechanism,- a. c binireceptacl comprising a. bag formed of dfil ine; r l ni hin mechanism. 5 61.111 g o m aloqmtfram bfilline -carrienres;

plenishing and expellingmechanism, a filling carrier receptacle comprising a bag formed of flexible material and having a hem surrounding its mouth, a rod bent substantially in the form of a trapezoid and threaded through said hem to hold the mouth of the bag open, a support member having openings for receiving the ends of said rod and forming a rigid support for said bag, a depending laterally extending flange on said support member defining with the body portion of said support member a forwardly flaring groove, a shoulder formed as arearward extension of said main body portion, a cooperating support member fixed to said loom frame below said filling carrier replenishing and expelling mechanism, an upstanding ribon said cooperating support member received in said groove and limiting lateral swinging movement of said receptacle, and an abutment on said cooperating support member having a lower surface against which said shoulder is seated to maintain said receptacle in normal, position below said filling carrier replenishing mechanism.

7. A support for a receptacle for receiving expelled filling carriers comprising a rod bent substantially into the form of a trapezoid, a support member comprising a main body portion having openings in which the ends of the rod are received, means for securing the ends of said rod in said openings, a laterally extending depending flange forming a forwardly flaring groove with one wall of said main body portion,

a shoulder on said main body portion, a cooperating support member adapted to be fixed to a loom frame, an upstanding rib of substantially uniform width on said cooperating support mem- 8. A support for a receptacle for receiving expelled filling carriers comprising a rod bent substantially into the form of a trapezoid, a support member comprising a main body portion having openings in which the ends of the rod are received, means for securing the ends of said rod in said openings, a laterally extending depending flange forming a forwardly flaring groove with one wall of said main body portion, the base of said groove being substantially flat and inclined downwardly and rearwardly, a shoulder formed on said main body portion below and rearwardly of said groove, a cooperating support member adapted to be fixed to a loom frame, an upstanding rib of substantially uniform width formed on said cooperating support member and arranged to be received in said groove, said rib being inclined downwardly and rearwardly, and an abutment located below and rearwardly of said rib and having a lower surface against which said shoulder is seated to maintain said receptacle in position.

GEORGE F. BEII-ORTI. 

